''Naalvar'' () is a 1953 Indian

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directed by V. Krishnan. The film stars

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, N. N. Kannappa, M. N. Krishnan and

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in major roles. Nagarajan, who played the main lead was also the writer of the film. The film revolves around a family consisting of four siblings. It is based on Nagarajan's play of the same name.

Plot

, a sincere cop is the eldest of four siblings in a family whose father works as a secretary to a mill owner. The second of the four siblings is a lawyer, third is employed in the same mill where their father works as a supervisor, (M. N. Krishnan) and the youngest of all is a social activist. Nagarajan happens to meet Kumari Thangam, not knowing the fact that she is the daughter of his father's boss, charges her for an offence. He is very sincere in his duty to such an extent that he even arrests his own brother when the latter commits a crime, and even takes the blame when his father's enemies try to make that his father was involved in the smuggling of gold and printing of counterfeit currency notes, in order to protect his father and the image of the family.

Cast

* N. N. Kannappa * S. R. Janaki *

* M. N. Krishnan * V. N. Natesan *

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* C. R. Vijayakumari * V. M. Ezhumalai * E. R. Sahadevan * S. S. Majid * Ratnakumari * N. S. Narayana Pillai * A. R. Damodaram * T. K. Swaminathan * V. R. Natarajan * T. V. Satyamurthi * Gauthamdas * K. N. Kanakasabai ;Dance *

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* Rita * Sulochana

Production

''Naalvar'' was shot at the

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and was produced by M. A. Venu under the banner Sangeetha Pictures. V. Krishnan was the director and the script was provided by

. C. R. Vijayakumari, who later became a popular actress in

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, played a small role in the film.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was provided by

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. The song "Mayile Maal Marugan" did not take place in the film.

Release and reception

''Naalvar'' was released on 5 November 1953. The film fared well at the box-office and Nagarajan came to be known as "Naalvar Nagarajan".

References

External links

* 1950s Indian films 1950s Tamil-language films 1953 drama films 1953 films Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan Films with screenplays by A. P. Nagarajan Indian drama films Indian films based on plays Tamil-language Indian films {{Improve categories, date=September 2024